Waunakee annual meeting approves resolutions on fees, lunch contract, counsel, transportation and tax levy

The Waunakee Community School District annual meeting voted to elect a meeting chair and to adopt a set of routine resolutions covering fees, school lunch contracting, legal counsel, transportation authority and the school tax levy.

Kim nominated Joe Hancock to serve as chair for the meeting; the nomination was seconded and the chair accepted the role.

Brian Grabarski moved the resolution authorizing the district to assess student fees; Tim Shell seconded and the motion carried on a voice vote. The meeting then approved a resolution authorizing the district to contract for the school lunch program; the motion was moved by Dean D'Vinci and seconded by Diane Wensert, and adopted by voice vote.

The meeting also adopted resolutions to authorize the district to engage legal counsel, to set the date for the next annual meeting and to authorize the district to purchase, operate and contract for student transportation (the posted resolution language included a two-mile nominal-distance provision). A motion by Brian Grabarski to levy the school tax assessment for the district was made and carried by voice vote.

Mark Hatzel, the school board treasurer, presented the treasurer’s report before the resolutions; he reported fund-balance changes across the district’s funds, including a zero net change in the general fund (Fund 10), a $111,000.57 increase in special-project funds (Fund 20), a negative $220,931.62 change in debt service, a $5,338,081.94 positive change in capital project funds and a total increase across all funds of $5,629,089.76.

All resolutions were adopted by voice vote with the chair calling for "aye" and no recorded roll-call opposition in the meeting record.